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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2024
Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ryan Fedyk, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Anton Volkov, Seattle, WA (US);
Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for providing an unobtrusive self-view to participants of a virtual conference is provided. The method includes receiving a self-view video stream including a self-view of a user participating in a virtual meeting. The video stream is being acquired by a camera of the client device. The method includes causing the self-view video stream to be presented in a first self-view portion incorporated into a graphical user interface (GUI) control panel of a GUI displayed on the client device of the user. The GUI control panel can include a first control element to control the camera. The method can further include receiving a switch self-view command of the user, and responsive to receiving the switch self-view command, causing the self-view video stream to be presented in a second self-view portion located outside of the GUI control panel of the GUI displayed on the client device of the user.